Suggestion: Chapter/Expansion Title Screen Theme per Active Character's Region
cmdratz
Hi fellow players, and ArenaNet people,
What about an option of having the title screen reflect the chapter/expansion theme of where your active character is at the present time? I might enjoy that player-focussed arrangement more than the present release-focussed model because the title screen location changes would feel useful to me for orientation. I consider that the folks who make Guild Wars may now rely on their addition to the character selection screen of the In-game Store, in tandem with their traditional title screen Announcement list, to suffice their need to inform players of new expansion releases.
Best Regards,
Chris. Dratz
What about an option of having the title screen reflect the chapter/expansion theme of where your active character is at the present time? I might enjoy that player-focussed arrangement more than the present release-focussed model because the title screen location changes would feel useful to me for orientation. I consider that the folks who make Guild Wars may now rely on their addition to the character selection screen of the In-game Store, in tandem with their traditional title screen Announcement list, to suffice their need to inform players of new expansion releases.
Best Regards,
Chris. Dratz
Hyper.nl
So, when you have a Prophecies, Factions and a Nightfall char, Guild Wars needs to load a new login environment every time you click a hero. I imagine this will give performance problems.
And I also remember Gaile saying that they are not easily able to restore the old login screens.
And I also remember Gaile saying that they are not easily able to restore the old login screens.
R!ghteous Ind!gnation
Good thought, but probably difficult to accomplish.
cmdratz
Hello Hyper.nl, R!ghteous Ind!gnation,
Thanks for your replies. Let me recapitulate and elaborate a bit regarding them. If incorporated, this idea would be an option that is off by default which a player can turn on when that one desires it. It would affect the title screen, rather than switch at the character select screen. Further, in the absence of my finding in a search before starting the thread, and several searches after your replies to it, any posts on the subject by Gaile Gray, I feel that it would be a matter of asking a few ArenaNet people sit down for an hour or so and change the other start themes to reflect current differences from the present expansion in menu presentation, and to hence forth automatically adapt to new updates.
Best Regards,
Chris. Dratz
Thanks for your replies. Let me recapitulate and elaborate a bit regarding them. If incorporated, this idea would be an option that is off by default which a player can turn on when that one desires it. It would affect the title screen, rather than switch at the character select screen. Further, in the absence of my finding in a search before starting the thread, and several searches after your replies to it, any posts on the subject by Gaile Gray, I feel that it would be a matter of asking a few ArenaNet people sit down for an hour or so and change the other start themes to reflect current differences from the present expansion in menu presentation, and to hence forth automatically adapt to new updates.
Best Regards,
Chris. Dratz
MithranArkanere
Well... the login screen is to be loaded quickly... to quickly change between screens, a lot of memory and rendering power would be required.
I would like a way to choose between backgrounds instead of changing between them.
I would like a way to choose between backgrounds instead of changing between them.
Free Runner
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Originally Posted by Gaile
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Perhaps someday we'll have a choice of log-in screens. I'll pass along that suggestion. |
cmdratz
Hi MithranArkanere,
As far as I am aware, caching the login screen textures in the non-volatile memory of a players hard disk drive would require approximately 100MB of additional disk space for all three of the chapters before the expansion. Thus it would load at the same speed when one starts the game; use the same amount of system, and video RAM; and require the same load on a GPU. Again, I propose that the option should not involve switching locations when one alternates characters at the character select screen. If one uses multiple accounts, that one would have no obligation to enable the option.
Best Regards,
Chris. Dratz
As far as I am aware, caching the login screen textures in the non-volatile memory of a players hard disk drive would require approximately 100MB of additional disk space for all three of the chapters before the expansion. Thus it would load at the same speed when one starts the game; use the same amount of system, and video RAM; and require the same load on a GPU. Again, I propose that the option should not involve switching locations when one alternates characters at the character select screen. If one uses multiple accounts, that one would have no obligation to enable the option.
Best Regards,
Chris. Dratz
R!ghteous Ind!gnation
I think that a choice between login screens is probably the best suggestion. Perhaps an unlockable elite login screen or something would be cool. Just a thought
cmdratz
Hey Free Runner,
Thanks for finding Gaile Gray's post about it for me. I haven't yet found where you've quoted it from; would you post a link to it for me? I'd like to read any additional information about it, if it exists. [Edit: I appreciate your posting that page. I've added this idea to it.] It seems to me that the developers, after considering the request, may find some time for the task in the future should they accept it.
Okay everyone,
I have to prepare for work now, so it may be 10 hours before I return to further discuss it with you folks.
Best Regards,
Chris. Dratz
Thanks for finding Gaile Gray's post about it for me. I haven't yet found where you've quoted it from; would you post a link to it for me? I'd like to read any additional information about it, if it exists. [Edit: I appreciate your posting that page. I've added this idea to it.] It seems to me that the developers, after considering the request, may find some time for the task in the future should they accept it.
Okay everyone,
I have to prepare for work now, so it may be 10 hours before I return to further discuss it with you folks.
Best Regards,
Chris. Dratz
Free Runner
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10170963
I got it from the Dev Tracker forum here. Its from a thread over on GWO a while ago.
I got it from the Dev Tracker forum here. Its from a thread over on GWO a while ago.